The Kinki Nippon Railway Company, Ltd. was founded in 1910 and has since grown into the largest private railway company in Japan. It later became known by the Japanese acronym “Kintetsu”. Today, the Kintetsu group consists of over 170 affiliated companies, with products and services spanning six continents.

As a member of the Kintetsu group, Kintetsu World Express, Inc. began freight forwarding operations in 1948. Today, 62 corporations provide services in 31 countries, 203 cities from 333 locations.

Our global network spans Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and the Americas, employing over 9,700 persons worldwide. KWE owns and operates 187 logistics facilities with a total space capacity of more than 11 million sq.ft. KWE provides total logistics and distribution services across the globe including, but not limited to: